Starting Help
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Joined: Feb 2005
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From: SLC, Utah
Starting Help
Hi all,
My Mustang won't start... I can hear the fuel pump activating, and the starter solenoid actuating. My battery guage goes about half as far as it used to when I try to start it. If I push start it the guage jumps up to where it used to be. I have replaced the battery and the terminals. When I cut the battery cables to put the new terminals on the wires were slightly corroded. What do you think I should do next?
My Mustang won't start... I can hear the fuel pump activating, and the starter solenoid actuating. My battery guage goes about half as far as it used to when I try to start it. If I push start it the guage jumps up to where it used to be. I have replaced the battery and the terminals. When I cut the battery cables to put the new terminals on the wires were slightly corroded. What do you think I should do next?
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RE: Starting Help
ORIGINAL: sk8erdudex
Hi all,
My Mustang won't start... I can hear the fuel pump activating, and the starter solenoid actuating. My battery guage goes about half as far as it used to when I try to start it. If I push start it the guage jumps up to where it used to be. I have replaced the battery and the terminals. When I cut the battery cables to put the new terminals on the wires were slightly corroded. What do you think I should do next?
Hi all,
My Mustang won't start... I can hear the fuel pump activating, and the starter solenoid actuating. My battery guage goes about half as far as it used to when I try to start it. If I push start it the guage jumps up to where it used to be. I have replaced the battery and the terminals. When I cut the battery cables to put the new terminals on the wires were slightly corroded. What do you think I should do next?
I would look into the starter maybe? Possibly a short in the starter circuit somewhere.
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 413
From: SLC, Utah
RE: Starting Help
Well the only reason I don't think it's the starter is because of my battery gauge on my panel. Back in the day it would go to a certain point all the time, even if the car wasn't started. Now it only goes half way when I try to start it, and when I push start it, it will jump up to full power.
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